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deciders

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As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.

— Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

Definition of choosers

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This setup, wherein a group of arbiters hide behind a curtain like the Wizard of Oz and hand down decisions that inflict generational trauma on entire countries, almost feels purposefully built to invite all sorts of wild speculation.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
Just as decisions should be devolved to the smallest competent unit rather than centralized bureaucracies, customers — as the ultimate arbiters of value — must be empowered to judge what truly serves their needs and dignity.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Definition of arbiters

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In some ultra-competitive genres—Northern soul, hip-hop, jungle—selectors have been known to cover up the center stickers of their records, or leave white labels unmarked, to throw boothsnooping DJs off the scent.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
The Edsel also introduced the Teletouch transmission, which placed push-button gear selectors in the center of the steering wheel.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of selectors

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Kaiser offers to pay the arbitrators’ fees, which can save families tens of thousands of dollars.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Judges are obligated to give high deference to arbitrators and are expected to uphold awards so long as the award was not procured by fraud and the arbitrator didn’t fail to consider relevant evidence or follow basic legal principles.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026

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Instead, these programs have always been installed by legislatures working around the voters.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The city brought him out of retirement to consult on the first-of-its-kind attempt to put the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center in the hands of voters.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of voters

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Taylor was a generous colleague, always sent an encouraging message on match days, looked after the newbies and was hugely supportive when fourth official, which is not true of all referees, unfortunately.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Perhaps no prominent professional athlete embodies the desire to be seen as a victim as much as Reese, who has spent years painting herself as someone unfairly treated by fans, coaches, referees, reporters and society at large.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of referees

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The risks are especially acute for temporary workers, subcontractors and waste pickers, the study said.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
My aunt and uncle, who live in Santa Fe—home to the International Folk Art Market, one of the largest such festivals in the world (the next one is July 9-12)—are devoted flea-market pickers and collectors of antique oddities.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026

Definition of pickers

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Chancery courts in Mississippi handle legal issues including equity disputes, family law, estate matters and land record cases, and chancery judges — also called chancellors — typically hear trials without a jury present.

— Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Nationally, 70% of federal judges are white and 60% are men, and former prosecutors outnumber public defenders 4 to 1, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.

— Julia Coin July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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